Feed trough



March 1, 1932. c. j. MCCAUGHEY 1,847,351

FEED TROUQH.

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Patented Mar. 1, 71932 UNITED `sirar1251s PATENT oFFIcEjjL vor BUcYnUs, omo

f reni) Taouen Application tiled August 119279Serial No. l209,947. Renewed `January V`17, 1981*.

The `present invention Vrelates to improvements in feed troughs for hogs, sheep, and otherlive stock, andhas for its primalyobject to provide a feed trough which will bedurable andcomparatively simpleinconstruction, eicient `for the purpose intended, and which can be manufactured et a comparatively'low A further lobject oftheinvention isthe provision of a feed trough which can be quickly coveredfto prevent the t access `of rain -or dirt into the food holding compartment. y Y 'i Another object of the invention `is-the provision of va feed trough which vcan .be conveniently `opened to "-'permit cleaning of the trough and designed to prevent .the animals from climbing into theffood compartment.

.Another object of the invention ais the pro- 'vision of'a feed trough of the-.above character,

`throughoutr thev several views,

--which is designed to permit rapid and convenient dumping of the excess foodmatter.

Other objects and advantages ofthe invention will become apparent as thefdesmiption progresses.` l Inthe drawings, forming a 4part'of-.thijs application, vand wherein like characters of reference denote `correspondingparts 'Figure 1 i-s 'a side elevational View ofua feed ytroughl constructed inl accordance with my A invention,

VFigure 2 is a front'elevational VView of the same,` i l 1 Figure 3 is a transverse sectionalview taken on the :line 3?-3 of Figure 1',

Figure 4 is a topplan view illustrating the positionof the'jfood holding compartments, Figure 5 isan enlarged longitudinal sec- Ational'viewth'ronghthe operatingmechanism,

and.,.'. `V A "i Figurel 6 .is 1 a vertical transverse sectional View taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5..

Referring now `more in detail tothe accompanying drawings, wherein for .the pur-` pose of illustration has been' disclosed the preferred yenihodirnent ofthe :present invention, the numeral 10 .generally indicates a support frame lcomposed of a pair ofparallel support vmembers ll'iextending longitudinally and .having vertical :extensions Y 12 formed braces 18 arranged in spaced position and supporting a` rectangular-shaped `support f Vtudinally aligned position with the hearing'- at their `forwardends to'provide ground engaging runners. These runners arepreferably constructed of `a pair of angle irons at,- tached `at their forward ends as plainly indicated in'Figure" 1, to facilitate the move- ',sitions while their upper portions are formed tovconvergekltoward their upper ends.- The upper 'converging ends'ofthebars 15 support a bearing collar-16 having a` pairvof diverging h1ades17rveted or otherwise secured to -the support bars 15, Riveted .or otherwise `secured to thecentralportions of the parallel c Y `bars 13 andi/1, kand projecting upwardly therefrom in vertical,positions, area 'pair of .frame 194 at their upper ends.A With particu- -lar referenceto Figure 1 it will be noted'that the support frame 19 is disposed in a longicollar 16and theend plates of the support frames are apertured in alignment with the apertures in the collar.

`A pair of horizontal longitudinally extending rods 20 extend from the forward ver.- tical extensions 12 to the rear support .bars 15, these `rods being rigidly fixed in the v'supj Vports and adapted to pivotally supporttheV vouter sides of a pairl of feed troughs21. These troughs'are ofl generally semi-sphere ical formation'enclosed at the endsby semivcircular end plates and their outer upper edges Y are formed with `tubular heads 22, through whichthe rods 20 are projected. vThe inner adjacent edges of the troughsjcarryhingedly connected hooks 23 adapted to'engageva ceny tral longitudinal support rod-27,4` extendingV lbetween and secured to the transverse bars of the frame. With this construction, it will i l*he notedv that the'troughs 21maybe swung 100 `cured upon the rear end of the shaft.

about the rod 22 so as to quickly and conveniently empty the same.

A longitudinal shaft 25 extends through the bearing collar V16 and the forward support frame 19 and carries an actuating crank 26 on its forward end. Fixed upon the forward end of the shaft 25 adjacent the forward frame braces 18 is a ratchet wheel 27, engageable by a pivoted pawl 28.. Secured to the shaft adjacent the ratchet wheel 27v is a winding drum 29, a similar drum vbeing se!l flexible cable is secured to each of the drums adapted to be wound thereon upon rotation ofthe shaft.

With particular reference to Figures 1 and 2, it will be noted that a cover 30 is arranged over the troughs, this cover being composed of a pair of hingedly connected coversec tions 31provided with pinion sleeves 32 at their adjacent meeting edges arranged for intermitting` relation. A longitudinal rod 33 is fitted through the sleeves 32v of the'cover sections so y'as to hingedly connect the same. As illustratedV in` Figures 1 and 5, Vthe lower ends of the cable 29 are secured `to the outward vprojections of the shaft 33 so that Y'by rotatable operation of theshaft--25 the hingedly connected ends of the cover maybe raised or lowered. vIn thisconnection, it will be noted that the cover sections 31 arel provided with a pair of transversely mounted brackets34, provided with U-'shaped offset portions 35 formed at the intermediate pore tion of each'bracket. A pair of lguide rods 36 are rigidly mounted on the frame, theforward ends of the-guide rods being secured in the forward transverseV bar 13 and the rearl ends Ysecured in the diverging frame bars 15.

` These guide bars 36 extend'through the offset vportions of the brackets, and as its inner lproviding tiltable chutes, as indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1 to expedite the filling thereof. j y

Normally, the' troughs are maintained in a covered position to protectthe same from rainV and dirt by maintaining the cover sections in downwardly inclined positions in V-shaped formation` as clearly illustrated in Figure 2. When it is desired to permit the stockto feed from the troughsthe pawl28- y is swung into elevated position'soas to release Y C) the Vratchet wheel27,rwhereupon the weight ofthe rod,V 33 willA cause the central portion lof the cover to drop downwardly so that the Vinnerhingedly `connected edges of the cover l Ywill be disposed inrlowered position and the outer edgesv elevated; Thus, the cover secpair ure 3, whereby the Vcattle may conveniently feed from the troughs. The position vof the cover sections is such that the animals cannot climb-into the troughso 4as to foul the feed, or remove the same therefrom. When the stock has beensufficiently fed, the troughs are againv covered by rotatable operation of the crank 26'. vThus,rrot`ation of the crank will cause similar rotation of the shaft 25 and lifting cables 29. The cable will be wound upon the drums 30 so as to elevate the rod 33 and the central portion of; the cover 30. The cover sections will then assume their initial positions so as toenclose the'trough'and protect the same. A f f f It is to be understood' that the formof my invention-herewith shown and described is to be taken as thel preferred Vexample of the same, and that various changes as toithe shape, size andarrangement offparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit i of the invention or the scope of thesubjoined claims.

'Having thusidescribed mykinvention, I l

claim: l A Y A v 1. A stock feeding devicey including a rigid support frame including ground runners, a

troughs mounted inthe frame and adapted for outward swinging movement therein, a cover` including a pair of hingedly connected sections, a longitudinal rod for connecting said cover sections, a pair of transverse bracki ets secured to the outer'- sides of the cover sec-` tions'havingj'offset intermediate portions, a pair of rigid longitudinally connected rods extending through the said brackets, a shaft rotatably mounted in' an elevated position on the support frame vfor rotary movement,

t a pair of winding drums Xed upon the shaft,

fiexible cables secured tothe drums to be wound thereon, the lower ends ofthe cables being secured-to theouter ends of the cover hinge rod for elevation of the same, means for locking the shaft in position tomaintain the cover sections in downwardly inclined closed position.' l

2. In a feed trough, a. pair vofrelatively .f long trough vbodies arranged inside by' sideV relation, a frame .structure atv each end of said troughs, -a pair of cover'elements each overlying andextending longitudinally of a trough, a hinge connection between the inner adjacent edges of .said elements, said khinged, edges being normally maintained in a plane above the outerlongitudinal edgesofthe elements, to maintain the elements in inclined position over the troughs, 'a pivotal sliding connection between saidframes and each of said'elements, whereby upon the,y lowering of the hingedly connectededges of the elements l the free longitudinal .edgeswill swing upwardly to a position in Aa higher plane than 130 of longitudinally positioned "feed i the hingedly connectededges to give animals access to said troughs.

3. A device of the character set forth, comprising a trough, a cover for the trough em. bodying pivotally connected sections, a guide rod arranged at each side of the pivotal connection between the cover sections, brackets carried by the cover sections and slidably and pivotally connected with said guide rods to permit the cover to be moved into closed position with its sections inclnng down- Wardly and outwardly and into opened positions With its sections inclning u Wardly A and outwardly, and means for releasa ly supporting the cover in closed position.V

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

CLYDE J. MGCAUGHEY. 

